AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Core i9-12900F

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,357

Rank #1,460

vs
7,053

Rank #63

4,357
7,053

Core i9-12900F wins by 38.2% (Rank #1460 vs #63)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
7,277

Rank #51

4,355
7,277

Core i9-12900F wins by 40.2% (Rank #1435 vs #51)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
6,718

Rank #126

4,360
6,718

Core i9-12900F wins by 35.1% (Rank #1552 vs #126)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,491

Rank #1,600

vs
5,809

Rank #128

4,491
5,809

Core i9-12900F wins by 22.7% (Rank #1600 vs #128)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,477

Rank #1,469

vs
5,811

Rank #135

4,477
5,811

Core i9-12900F wins by 23% (Rank #1469 vs #135)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,470

Rank #1,597

vs
5,607

Rank #160

4,470
5,607

Core i9-12900F wins by 20.3% (Rank #1597 vs #160)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core i9-12900F Diff
Cores
2
16
-87.5%
Threads
2
24
-91.7%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,400 MHz
+27.9%
Clock Multiplier
17x
24x
-29.2%
L1 Cache --
78 KB
L2 Cache --
1 MiB
L3 Cache --
29 MiB
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
12
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
10 nm
77.8% more

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core i9-12900F
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Regor Alder Lake-S
Socket LGA775 Socket 1700
Package µPGA FC-LGA16A
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR4, DDR5
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Athlon II X2 270
AMD
Core i9-12900F
Intel

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Core i9-12900F
--

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Core i9-12900F
Alder Lake-S

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Core i9-12900F
Socket 1700

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Core i9-12900F
FC-LGA16A

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Core i9-12900F
DDR4, DDR5

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Core i9-12900F
--

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Core i9-12900F
--

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Core i9-12900F
--

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Core i9-12900F
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Core i9-12900F
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core i9-12900F
Process 45 nm 10 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 215 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion --
Manufacturer -- Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Athlon II X2 270
45 nm
Core i9-12900F
10 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Core i9-12900F
215 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Core i9-12900F
--

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 270
--
Core i9-12900F
Intel

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Core i9-12900F
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core i9-12900F
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Core i9-12900F
--

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Core i9-12900F
--

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Core i9-12900F
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Core i9-12900F
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
RdRand
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBMT 3.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64